Nigeria: Security Forces Seal NURTW Headquarters As Leadership Crisis Escalates

Nigeria: Security Forces Seal NURTW Headquarters As Leadership Crisis Escalates

Abuja -- Security operatives on Monday cordoned off the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Abuja amid an intensifying leadership crisis within the union.

Police arrest Baruwa after NURTW secretariat takeover

Police on Monday arrested Tajudeen Baruwa after he led members of his faction to take over the national secretariat of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW. The arrest came just hours after Baruwa, alongside his supporters, stormed the union’s headquarters in Abuja to take control from the faction headed by MC Oluomo. Earlier, DAILY POST had reported that the faction of the NURTW under Baruwa took over the national secretariat in …

NURTW Crisis: Police Arraign Baruwa After ‘Coup’ Against MC Oluomo

By Modupe Gbadeyanka The attempt by Mr Tajudeen Baruwa to forcefully overthrow Mr Musiliu Akinsanya, otherwise known as MC Oluomo, as the chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has landed him in trouble. The factional chairman of the group was arrested by the police in Abuja on Monday after he led […]

NURTW Crisis: Police Arrest Seven Over Violent Clash In Abuja

The police command in the Federal Capital Territory says it arrested seven suspects following a clash at the National Union of Road Transport Workers headquarters in Abuja.…The post NURTW Crisis: Police Arrest Seven Over Violent Clash In Abuja appeared first on The Liberation News Nigeria.

Nigeria: Situation remains tense at NURTW headquarters as police intervene in Oluomo, Baruwa leadership tussle

WorldStage– The Nigeria Police Force is currently intervening at the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) headquarters in Abuja following a dramatic takeover by the Tajudeen Baruwa-led faction. The Baruwa faction of the union had in the early hours of Monday, March 23, 2026 stormed and reclaimed the national secretariat, effectively dislodging the faction led by Musiliu Akinsanya (MC Oluomo). The Tajudeen Baruwa’s faction had waited …

Police arrest seven over NURTW clash in Abuja

The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has arrested seven suspects following a clash at the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) headquarters in Abuja. The FCT Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. She said videos circulating on social media alleging … The post Police arrest seven over NURTW clash in Abuja appeared first on Dateline Nigeria.